Mo'Nique
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Follows the story of Charisma, a Black high school student grappling with mounting pressures from home and school, and when frustrations with her family intersect with a conflict at school, she reaches a crossroads, facing a choice that could change her future.
2) Pyro
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Franklin, having found comfort in starting fires since he was young and dealing with his mother's decision to leave the family to be with her boyfriend, is forced to reconsider his obsession after a rash of local fires starts negatively affecting his father's job as the mayor.
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This nonfiction book examines how we can foster reconciliation with Indigenous people at individual, family, community and national levels. Examines the fissure in the relationship between Canada and its Indigenous people as a result of the Residential Schools system. Explores the historical and current impact of this system, and highlights how lack of understanding and awareness hinders healing as survivors and their families move forward in repairing...
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Secret Sisterhood focuses on the lives of three women who share one painful truth: they can't have the children they so desperately desire.
Shelby Tomlinson works as a registered nurse in an infertility clinic, which makes it even more difficult to deal with her own inability to conceive a child. Her husband, Phillip, avoids the subject like the plague, and Shelby feels she has no one she can confide in. When she starts experiencing anxiety attacks,...
Shelby Tomlinson works as a registered nurse in an infertility clinic, which makes it even more difficult to deal with her own inability to conceive a child. Her husband, Phillip, avoids the subject like the plague, and Shelby feels she has no one she can confide in. When she starts experiencing anxiety attacks,...
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After a stint in prison, Morgan Tracy has a chance to reflect on the life she's lived and the mistakes she's made. She can either turn to the Lord for forgiveness and redemption, or rely on her own devices and self-directed mission to find a new husband and obtain the life she's always dreamed about. Will Morgan finally let go of the hurt and pain she's experienced and seek the plan the Lord has for her instead?
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Travis Wayne Highgate has been dumped by his wife. He's decided that trying to do things the right way got him nowhere, so he's becoming a player. He changes like a chameleon for each of his new relationships. Once the good guy, now he's devious, conniving, sneaky, and underhanded.
Travis is having the time of his life, until his plan is foiled in ways he never expected.
He realizes his wife is the one he should have worked to stay with in...
Travis is having the time of his life, until his plan is foiled in ways he never expected.
He realizes his wife is the one he should have worked to stay with in...
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After he takes the fall for the murder of a gay soldier, Shun is dishonorably discharged from the marines. He does his time, and then with no place to live and no job prospects, he is forced to return to the hood, where his cousin Phil takes him in. Phil is a hood rich hothead who pays little attention to those he believes are his followers. Shun is ready for corporate buyers and more lucrative products, but will Phil go along with his plan?
When...
When...
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"A tragedy is unfolding all around us and is receiving well overdue attention. Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white peers. But Dr. Monique Rainford is working to better understand these disparities and do something about them. Pregnant While Black is a hopeful exploration of the issues pregnant Black women face in America. Within these pages, Dr. Rainford draws on over twenty years of experience working in...
11) Redemption Lake
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"Minister Phillip Tomlinson and his wife Shelby have overcome marital problems of their own, and now they're bringing together three couples whose marriages are on the brink of disaster. During the exclusive marriage retreat, the couples seek spiritual intervention and guidance, but when secrets are exposed, everything hits the fan. Phillip realizes his own past problems are nothing compared to the couples he's trying to help. Journey with these people...
12) Soul confessions
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Shelby Tomlinson has a doting husband, a beautiful daughter, and a baby boy on the way. She's content with her cozy suburban life—until she learns about lies her husband has been telling. With her world crumbling all around her, Shelby doesn't know if her marriage will be able to stand the test set before them.
For years, Jeana Sands has carried a torch for her college sweetheart, Phillip. With each hang-up call she places to Phillip's home,...
For years, Jeana Sands has carried a torch for her college sweetheart, Phillip. With each hang-up call she places to Phillip's home,...
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A novel of Paris in the 1930s from the eyes of the Vietnamese cook employed by Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, by the author of The Sweetest Fruits.
Viewing his famous mesdames and their entourage from the kitchen of their rue de Fleurus home, Binh observes their domestic entanglements while seeking his own place in the world. In a mesmerizing tale of yearning and betrayal, Monique Truong explores Paris from the salons
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"Fifteen-year-old Diamond stopped going to school the day she was expelled for lashing out at peers who constantly harassed and teased her for something everyone on the staff had missed: she was being trafficked for sex. After months on the run, she was arrested and sent to a detention center for violating a court order to attend school. Black girls represent 16 percent of female students but almost half of all girls with a school-related arrest....
15) Finding Elmo
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Tim's dad owns a pet store, but business is not as good as the new location and things look even worse when Elmo, Tim's favorite cockatoo, disappears during a party, but Tim is determined to find him.
16) Interwoven
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Thirteen stories about love, loss, homelessness, addiction, and suicide are woven together in this incredible drama that reveals the ties that bind us together.
17) Junkyard dog
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When Justin gets an after-school job at a guard-dog business, he is excited to have the opportunity to work with animals. As he learns about the company and discovers animal abuse, however, he is forced to decide how to handle the tricky situation.
18) When we are kind
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A New Look at Thanksgiving Using Children's Literature
Diverse books - Native Americans, American Indians, First Nations, and Indigenous Peoples Around the World
Diverse books - Native Americans, American Indians, First Nations, and Indigenous Peoples Around the World
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Simple text and color illustrations depict simple acts of kindness and how people feel when they initiate and receive those acts of kindness.
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The "powerful" (Michelle Alexander) exploration of the harsh and harmful experiences confronting Black girls in schools, and how we can instead orient schools toward their flourishing
On the day fifteen-year-old Diamond from the Bay Area stopped going to school, she was expelled for lashing out at peers who constantly harassed and teased her for something everyone on the staff had missed: she was being trafficked for sex. After months
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